Thanksgiving

We had a fabulous Thanksgiving weekend getting to spend time with many family members. My cousin Kelly, her husband Dale, and their beautiful daughters Megan and Annie were here for a few days ~ they don't live near us, so it's a very special treat to spend time with them.

Kaitlyn had an extra great time with the girls ~ they have become "best friends". With Megan and Kaitlyn being close in age, they have really come to enjoy their time together. They especially enjoyed their time this past weekend playing with their American Girl Dolls. After arriving at Aunt Sue's house, the girls quickly dissappeared into the basement, not to return until they were forced upstairs!

While the girls were downstairs, I had a wonderful time catching up with Kelly and Dale. I remember as a small child, never being able to get enough time with Kelly. She was the cool, older cousin. She was 15 when I was born, but was never too busy to spend time with us ~ coloring with us, playing a game with us, playing softball in Oma's yard with a big beach ball and a broom...whatever we wanted, she did. When she met Dale, he just joined right in our fun...even allowing Kim and I to jump on his (very full) stomach like he was our trampoline! The two of them together are side-splitting funny...and I simply love the time I get to spend with them.

We adults decided we would (as is our tradition) go out early on Black Friday for some Christmas shopping. For the first time, we decided we would have the girls "shop" the ads to give us some ideas! The girls had a great time ~ and it was quite entertaining to listen to their commentary! :)

I feel very blessed to have such wonderful family, who are not just family but friends. It is wonderful to watch Kaitlyn and the girls develop into such great friends, and I pray that this new, sweet friendship will last for their entire lifetime.

Such an incredible blessing is our family. :)